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. 1993:279-83.

Evaluating the accuracy of transcribed clinical data

R Wilton  1 , A J Pennisi
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Evaluating the accuracy of transcribed clinical data

R Wilton et al. Proc Annu Symp Comput Appl Med Care. 1993.

Abstract

This study evaluated the accuracy of data transcribed into a computer-stored record from a handwritten listing of pediatric immunizations. The immunization records of 459 children seen in the UCLA Children's Health Center in March, 1993 were transcribed into a clinical computer system on an ongoing basis. Of these records, 27 (5.9%) were subsequently found to be inaccurate. Reasons for inaccuracy in the transcribed records included incomplete written records, incomplete transcription of written records, and unavailability of immunization records from multiple health-care providers. The utility of a computer-stored clinical record may be adversely affected by unavoidable inaccuracies in transcribed clinical data.

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